"Why is my KERS not working?" lol

Great race, was bummed a bit at the start but everything turned out to be good. High time for a win now!

Formula1Fan. wrote:I think they're just trying to take the positives from a tough venue for them.

Yeah just this, nothing to read too much into.

There's a fine line between aggression and stupidity, over which he tends to hover a lot, but yes, I think he's very talented & I admire his aggressive approach. I think he's brought excitement to F1 and hope he continues this way.

Cozz wrote:Kimi spends way too much time behind slower cars race after race. He should learn from Alonso on how to pass them.

Tend to agree a bit. He's playing it very safe, can't complain about the results, but we miss the flashes of brilliance we've got used to...

JCarmo wrote:It would make perfect sense since Schumi has done wonders for the development of Mercedes GP since his return. Or what a competitive car Renault had during Alonso's second stint with the team. Or how much the Ferrari challengers have improved since Fernando replaced Kimi.

Touché

Kimi standing on the podium in Bahrain triggered many buried emotions. I cried out of happiness for Kimi, that he had the courage to come back after everything he was put through. It can't have been easy for him, on the other hand an experience like that either makes or breaks you, hence methinks t...

The icecream bit nearly made me fall out of my chair with laughter as did the April fools steering issue/left handed joke. If when he pulled up behind Alonso they radioed Kimi and said “OK, so, you are faster than Fernando. Can you confirm you understood that message?” That would have been epic. LO...

f1fan22 wrote:

Bitch please...

Alonso, great driver but a bitch nonetheless.

Raifosa wrote:I wasn't correcting you or anything like that. I just wanted to make sure if this was the one you meant before I posted it

That's OK This podium might be the occasion but this isn't the shot I was referring to. It was taken from a similar angle - not from the rear/flanks.

Ok guys, FUN TIIIIMEEEE bunch of amazing photos :thumbup: :thumbup: http://i.minus.com/ibhXVsOdb5Qwws.jpg This one looks like his sad parting shot with ferrari, the one after the win at spa. Does anyone have it? You mean the one at Monza when he throws his cap to the fans? Or something like that :b...

Leen26 wrote:

This one looks like his sad parting shot with ferrari, the one after the win at spa. Does anyone have it?

mcramsey wrote:

I really think Kimi should go for a black & gold paint theme complementing the car for his helmet. Too much white looks like a blank page.

A 7 time world champion that has won a race since 2006. Pretty sure he would be dying inside, he is professional so thats why he said that, but I guess we will never know how he really feels about it. I think he means what he said. He wouldn't be like this 6 years ago of course, but I think he's ju...

Schumacher completely retired came back after 3 years where he was very rusty. Schumacher came back with a brocken neck he sustained in a motorbike accident How come? :lol: As he said in a recent interview, Kimi just had a better car for a comeback. No disrespect for the great Schu, but do not unde...

courtesy of WRCVA Why Kimi was not on top of his game in 2008? -------------------------------- Hopefully this kind of summary will contribute to closure (2008/9) so we can all move on... to 2012 So much embellishment, conjecture and hypothesising. Extrapolating wildly skewed conclusions from the m...

Sammydj wrote:I'm curious if in fact he's willing to discuss any skills learned in the different disciplines. I've noticed a subtle changes in his style, but it's hard to tell as car behavior forces minor adjustment.

I'd like to know more about this as well. Any pointers?

mastergee wrote:Those people around him look like mafia!

F1 investors are the mafia

Yeah... except that Grosjean has something Petrov seemed to lack... outright speed. It took Petrov many races to look competitive in qualy, let alone the race. Grosjean's been pretty impressive both qualifying sessions. Give him a chance. It's been two races. He may just surprise some people. :) Ag...

Displaced wrote:Is it whomever gets the time first keeps it?

Yes.

i believe both kimi and lotus are bit rusty on strategies. they should have covered webber's stop. pretty bad call on the tyres before the red flag too. solid result for kimi, seems like no acclimatization is required. Agreed. No one doubts the pace now, the strategy proficiency will come in time h...

Yeah, saw it on MTV3 too this morning. :lol: :lol: Kimi showing example how to deal with this ice cream thing..relax guys and enjoy the race. Or rather the Lotus PR team. I doubt Kimi had anything to do with this. Even though I still don't like/trust Boullier, I do like the team's attitude; how the...

The race will be long, but I can't see him winning it, unless something big happens up front. The safe bet is Hamilton will shred his tyres, Schumacher will go backwards and the podium will be Button, Vettel, Webber. I predict maybe 4th or 5th place for Raikkonen if he has a trouble free race. I'll...

Our sympathy goes out to those who were first into the fire-damaged facility, as they will be rather smoke-fragranced for the remainder of the day. We may also see a few hungry looking Lotus F1 Team members wandering around the paddock, and possibly a certain driver hunting down alternative ice cre...

A great comeback race by all accounts, it could have been better, but not necessarily from 17th on the grid...

Hope he qualifies in the top 8 next time & shows us what he can do!

Man oh man :( Glad I couldn't wake up for the quali. Let's see how things work out in the race, a crashfest at the front could give him a points finish... I'm surprised you want to see others fail just to allow your man to finish in the points. I think it's better to watch him fight through the fie...

Man oh man Glad I couldn't wake up for the quali. Let's see how things work out in the race, a crashfest at the front could give him a points finish...

Been following this thread on the old forum for years and finally jumping in... Oh, man, after reading the press conference transcript and some other recent statements I get the feeling that Kimi wants to set some things straight. I really hope the car is good and that he still has the mojo to do i...

j man wrote:Sounds like someone high up at Ferrari lost a bet

Fastest 1st day of testing, fastest last day of testing, some nice runs with little fall off during race simulations. I just can't contain myself any longer, am so freakin stoked to see Iceman tearing up the asphalt. Maybe some mistakes by those who questioned his motivation. I can't lie, my hopes ...

mastergee wrote:Does anyone know whether the extra weight added to the car will affect the performance, or whether it can also be used as a ballast? Otherwise the drivers have 2 weeks to shed a kilo of their weight.

The difference will be negligible once Kimi takes his pre-race sh*t

I think it's the best looking car, even with the red ad bits.

Well, he's back, so am I.